Anya was right

[anotheranon]

The bunnies are up to something! Or, at least, bunny breeders are: Wallace? - I thought this was a late April Fool until I looked up some of the breeds mentioned in the article, the British Giant Rabbit (3rd picture down) and the Flemish Giant Rabbit - holy crap!

I can't think of a single reason to have a bunny that big except novelty - at first I thought they must be bred for food rather than pets because of the housetraining issue, but evidently they can be litter trained. More monster bunny (with teeth?) pictures here and here, though most are posed "show rabbit" shots so there's no sense of scale.

Actually, it might be kind of nice to snug up with a big soft bunny-wunny, but according to the National Geographic article they can be "aggressive". So, perhaps not...

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[kat1392.livejournal.com]

One of my sisters-in-law has some bunnies. They were big and mean. They would bite you even when you were feeding them. Ouch!!

I've noticed that the wild rabbits around here seem really big this spring. Hmmm....maybe there's a bunny plot to take over the world.....

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, Flemish Giants are indeed... uh... giant. But you're right - I'll just BET they are wonderfully snuggly... provided they're nice and laid-back, that is...

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Have you (or anyone else reading) actually seen one of these Flemish/British giants in person? I just can't imagine a meter-long (!) rabbit!

And yes, if they're nice, I can imagine they'd be just perfect bed warmers. Don't tell my cats I said that :P

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

They were originally bred for meat-bunnies but now are raised for show.

I was looking at French Lops, who are also biiiig bunnies (13-15 lbs) but very mellow and laid back. Here (http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f276/misscaseytoyou/outside081.jpg) is a picture of one on a skateboard.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

That bunny looks huge! Chill, but huge!

[thalionar.livejournal.com]

GIANT BUNNIES!!!!

I am DED of cute!